Jean Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head &Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Director of the Core of the Sinusitis Program Project

OFFICE PHONE
410-550-0460

EDUCATION - Medical School
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
MD: University of Pittsburgh
PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh

EDUCATION - Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

EDUCATION - Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Otolaryngology

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

CLINICAL INTERESTS

• Chronic rhinosinusitis
• Nasal polyps
• Chronic rhinosinusitis in autoimmune disease

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Molecular mechanisms of host defense in chronic rhinosinusitis
• Epithelial cell dysfunction of the upper airways
• Gene regulation of cytokine expression
• Pathogenesis of anosmia
• Pathogenesis of nasal polyposis

PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

NEWS

Dr. Kim talks about the use of stereotactic (3-D) guidance during sinus surgery, enabling procedures to be performed through the nose and eliminating the need for open surgery and cosmetic deformity. Read "Sweet Scents" in the Winter 2011 Johns Hopkins Bayview-Health and Wellness News to find out more and learn about one patient's story.

In the Winter 2010 issue of Johns Hopkins Bayview-Health and Wellness News,  Dr. Kim is featured in an article about the Joint Allergy-Otolaryngology Sinusitis Clinic, which offers patients a clear view of their sinus problems.

In the Spring 2010 issue of Johns Hopkins University Magazine, Dr. Kim talks about a new discovery that could result in a new drug treatment for people with chronic sinusitis.

In the Baltimore Sun, Dr. Kim comments on the Neti pot as a way to moisturize dry, raw noses caused by allergies.

PODCASTChronic infection of the sinuses is very common, with some estimates as high as one in six people. Perhaps up to a third of those folks will also experience an overgrowth of the tissue lining the sinuses to create polyps, which can make it very difficult to breath. Now research led by Dr. Kim may explain why polyps form.